Washington Disaster News

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  All levels of government to drill on earthquake response and recovery this summer (477.7 KB)
  
  Wash. State, Central Puget Sound--Simulated large-magnitude earthquakes will hit the Puget Sound area on June 4, 2012. Triggered by these faux quakes, city, county, state, tribal and federal agencies will exercise their response and recovery plans as the 2012 Evergreen Quake Exercise Series kicks off. The first week of June will be a two-day response exercise; the next week, a logistics exercise; and, to wrap up the series, two tabletop exercises on short- and long-term recovery will occur in August.
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  Disaster Aid Dollars Awarded for January 2012 Winter Storm Damage (179.34 KB)
  
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  May is Volcano Awareness Month in Washington
  
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  Pierce County awarded coveted Community Rating System 2 certification by FEMA
  
• Big Wave Comin’!
  
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  Start Now to Get Ready for Washington State's Great Shakeout Oct. Earthquake Drill (115.96 KB)
  
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  Wenatchee's McKellar receives national honor for 9-1-1 education efforts (107.78 KB)
  
• Correction: Exercise dates cited in "Making history in Mutual Aid"
  
• 9-1-1 Scam Alert
  
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  Media Advisory: FEMA-State open joint information center for disaster recovery effort (93.93 KB)
  
  LACEY, Wash. - The State of Washington Emergency Management Division (EMD) and the US Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have opened a Joint Information Center (JIC) in Lacey, Washington. JIC staff will provide media information regarding Public Assistance for the 11 counties declared eligible for disaster assistance under the March 5, 2012, Presidential disaster declaration. The declaration provides for federal aid to restore public infrastructure as part of the state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the January 14-23, 2012, severe winter storm, flooding, landslides, and mudslides.